Location: Sri Lanka

Search for Common Ground implemented Young WILL from September 2021 to May 2022, with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that empowered young women are collaboratively advocating for same treatment of men and women and promoting social cohesion in their communities. Context This project builds Search’s previous…

Project: Young Women as Drivers of Peace: Providing 360° Support to Emerging Women Donor: United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) Implementation Period: The pilot project was implemented from 5 December 2019 to 5 June 2021 In a context where young women are already marginalised and the potential role they can play…

Project: Young Women as Drivers of Peace: Providing 360° Support to Emerging Women Donor: UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) Implementation Period: The project was implemented from 5 December 2019 to 5 June 2021 An objective of the overall project was to promote inter-ethnic and religious harmony on a community level. YWLs…

Donor: GIZ Analysts have argued that banning social media does not prevent violence, since social media is a tool which can be used both for positive and for negative. This is evident from the violent attacks against minorities that took place, even after the social media ban was in place.…

In Sri Lanka, where roughly half of the population is under the age of 29, young people are often caught in bitter ethnic and religious divides. Seen as perpetrators of violence, or else helpless victims, over 4.6 million youth face major obstacles as they seek peace. At Search for Common…

Young people are often at the front lines of responding to violence and conflict. However, they also often struggle to access appropriate support and funding. Youth 360 changes this by providing youth groups with holistic, 360°, support in a process where young people themselves are in charge.

Are you curious about our latest programming in Sri Lanka and how we have adapted under COVID-19? Do you want to know more about what we are doing to support low income families in Colombo affected by the pandemic? Do you want to read about our work on countering online…

The aftermath of violent conflict and tensions in Sri Lanka has created divisions and inequality in Colombo. We Build Colombo Together (WBCT) is an initiative designed to address issues of urban wellbeing and marginalization through modified collective impact methodology. With the backbone support of Search for Common Ground, approximately 150…

The objective of this baseline study is to support the above project by studying the existing situation of Elected Women Leaders (EWLs) and Women Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) leaders’ participation in decision making. This includes examining the barriers, supporting factors, opportunities, needs, and existing efforts of EWLs and female CSO…